Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
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Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a small bilingual secondary school
in Penygroes (Gwynedd
, North Wales
) for pupils aged 11–18. In 2009 there were approximately 530 children enrolled including about 50 pupils in the sixth form
(years 12 & 13). Over 80% of the children enrolled are Welsh
, and over 90% are from Welsh first language homes or can speak Welsh fluently; the majority of the children are Welsh, while the minority are English or other nationalities.
On the school's badge, the words 'Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad' are scribed. The school badge was devised by a former art teacher at the school, the late John Davies.
There are four registration classes in school, Y, D, N and P. There are also four school houses; Silyn, Dulyn, Llifon and Llyfnwy which draw their names from local rivers and corries. Pupils are allocated in one each of those when enrolled in year 7. School houses take part annually in the sports day and in the historic school Eisteddfod. It is held in late October.
Secondary school
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in Penygroes (Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
) for pupils aged 11–18. In 2009 there were approximately 530 children enrolled including about 50 pupils in the sixth form
Form (education)
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(years 12 & 13). Over 80% of the children enrolled are Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, and over 90% are from Welsh first language homes or can speak Welsh fluently; the majority of the children are Welsh, while the minority are English or other nationalities.
On the school's badge, the words 'Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad' are scribed. The school badge was devised by a former art teacher at the school, the late John Davies.
There are four registration classes in school, Y, D, N and P. There are also four school houses; Silyn, Dulyn, Llifon and Llyfnwy which draw their names from local rivers and corries. Pupils are allocated in one each of those when enrolled in year 7. School houses take part annually in the sports day and in the historic school Eisteddfod. It is held in late October.
Notable former pupils
- Bryn Terfel Jones
- R. Williams ParryR. Williams ParryRobert Williams Parry was one of Wales' most notable poets in the twentieth century.- His life :R. Williams Parry was born in Talysarn, in Dyffryn Nantlle, a first cousin to T.H. Parry-Williams and Sir Thomas Parry...
- Dafydd Glyn JonesDafydd Glyn JonesDafydd Glyn Jones is a Welsh scholar and lexicographer, born in the village of Carmel, Gwynedd. He is a specialist in Middle Welsh prose, and his other interests include Welsh history, Robert Jones, Rhoslan, and the life and work of Emrys ap Iwan....
- Angharad TomosAngharad TomosAngharad Tomos is a Welsh author and prominent language activist.-Biography:Tomos was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, in 1958, and raised with her five sisters in Llanwnda near Caernarfon. She attended Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd and Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle...
- Owain Fon WilliamsOwain Fôn WilliamsOwain Fôn Williams is a Welsh footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Tranmere Rovers.-Crewe Alexandra:Born in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Williams joined Crewe Alexandra after impressing during a trial spell and was signed on scholarship forms in 2003...